Trade Agreements

Disputes over the government's sugar program break down regionally rather than politically. It pits lawmakers from states like Pennsylvania where candy making is big business against those from states where sugar is grown. Helping to lead the candy charge is Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Pat Toomey who cosponsored an amendment to a larger farm bill that would scale back the price-support sugar program. Democrat Sen. Bob Casey also supported the effort. It put Toomey on the same side as liberal Democratic Sens. Dianne Feinstein of California and Dick Durbin of Illinois. And on the other side, likely 2016 presidential hopeful Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., voting with Majority Leader...

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